Christmas construction projects

[Dogwatcher]

Just about to start putting a swing set together for my daughter for Christmas.
I'm more Tim 'The Toolman' without the skills or the grace than Jamie Durie when it comes to this sort of stuff, so it's going to be fun.

I've been told the minimum time for putting it together is three hours with an extreme time of six!
I've also been told not to start on the beers until half way through...
Wish me luck.

Share your Christmas construction stories, i'm sure there's a few beauties out there in SaFootyland.

[Dogwatcher]

90 minutes down.
Gonna be a long day.

[gadj1976]

Hehehe, I have done the same Dogwatcher. It took about 2 hours for me to put one of those Hills Jungle Gym thingo's together. This year, cos my missus decided to buy a trampoline for my up-coming three year old, I've had to level an area out and put a retaining wall in. I think I'm up to nearly 1000 in costs and about 140 bucks in chiro bills, but we did save 120 on the tramp!

[fish]

An upgrade to the woodshed is my project for Xmas and the new year.

[Wedgie]

Gotta put a bike together, Im still spewing as a PS3 would have been much easier to construct!

[SABRE]

WARNING: Stay away from pedal go-karts made in India !
I started trying to put it together for Xmas 1996 when my son was 3 & a half years old.
He is now 17, but I've promised him I'll make all the pieces fit by Xmas 2020 !

[Pseudo]

Share your Christmas construction stories, i'm sure there's a few beauties out there in SaFootyland.

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Bah. Hucking Fumbug.

[Felch]

I assembled a trampoline for the kids a couple of years back. It was surprisingly easy, which was good because i had to put it together twice. The first time i assembled it i did it under a fairly large pergola, at night so i had some lighting to work by. Only problem was that the gap between the pergola supports was around 9 feet - the trampoline was 12 feet wide ! I couldnt get it out on to the back lawn.

[Dogwatcher]

Pseudo - thanks for posting that!
I haven't got the energy to read all of it but I get the gist, although I will have a look at a later date.

And yes, it's done, finished at 6.40pm.

I had the tools required but not really the 'tools required'.
Had to call a mate and he gave me a hand - there is no way I woulda got it done without his help.

Long day.

[Dogwatcher]

And Wedgie, I was thinking today what the next 'Christmas project' would be and bike came to mind, I'm scared.

[JAS]

When my godson was about 3yo I bought him and his sister a mini climbing frame/slide thing that had to constructed. So as I was having Christmas lunch with them we decided put it together on the day.

First bloody white Christmas in years me and their dad are out on the snow coverd patio with a half Norwegian mate of his and our beers and being closely watched by the grandparents/mother/kids/cats who are all nice and warm in the diningroom. Decide that the mate should read out the instructions and we do the constructing. We managed to put the whole thing together in under an hour with the instructions shouted out in Norwegian

Regards
JAS

[Felch]

And Wedgie, I was thinking today what the next 'Christmas project' would be and bike came to mind, I'm scared.

When its time for the bike mate, buy it fully assembled. Just bought one on the weekend for my eldest, paid a little extra for them to put it together. Money VERY well spent !

[SABRE]

When my godson was about 3yo I bought him and his sister a mini climbing frame/slide thing that had to constructed. So as I was having Christmas lunch with them we decided put it together on the day.

First bloody white Christmas in years me and their dad are out on the snow coverd patio with a half Norwegian mate of his and our beers and being closely watched by the grandparents/mother/kids/cats who are all nice and warm in the diningroom. Decide that the mate should read out the instructions and we do the constructing. We managed to put the whole thing together in under an hour with the instructions shouted out in Norwegian

Regards
JAS

Det er meget imponerende.
Øl bryter ned alle språkbarrierer.

[JAS]

When my godson was about 3yo I bought him and his sister a mini climbing frame/slide thing that had to constructed. So as I was having Christmas lunch with them we decided put it together on the day.

First bloody white Christmas in years me and their dad are out on the snow coverd patio with a half Norwegian mate of his and our beers and being closely watched by the grandparents/mother/kids/cats who are all nice and warm in the diningroom. Decide that the mate should read out the instructions and we do the constructing. We managed to put the whole thing together in under an hour with the instructions shouted out in Norwegian

Regards
JAS

Det er meget imponerende.
Øl bryter ned alle språkbarrierer.

You're not wrong there luv...yes the beer was a great help...especially as no one else spoke Norwegian

Regards
JAS

[therisingblues]

When my godson was about 3yo I bought him and his sister a mini climbing frame/slide thing that had to constructed. So as I was having Christmas lunch with them we decided put it together on the day.

First bloody white Christmas in years me and their dad are out on the snow coverd patio with a half Norwegian mate of his and our beers and being closely watched by the grandparents/mother/kids/cats who are all nice and warm in the diningroom. Decide that the mate should read out the instructions and we do the constructing. We managed to put the whole thing together in under an hour with the instructions shouted out in Norwegian

Regards
JAS

Det er meget imponerende.
Øl bryter ned alle språkbarrierer.

You're not wrong there luv...yes the beer was a great help...especially as no one else spoke Norwegian

Regards
JAS

I knew a guy from Sweden, he related a Swedish saying to me about how they used to catch the ferry across the gulf to Denmark and drink cheap beer until they vomited. An occurrence that the Danes got so used to experiencing that they eventually equated vomiting with "speaking Swedish". Perhaps because the Swedish language also sounds like someone releasing their guts to some people but to a Dane the phrase is a euphamism for barfing.
Not Norwegian but those Scandanavian folk can't be that different... right?

[Ian]

Gotta put a bike together, Im still spewing as a PS3 would have been much easier to construct!

I saw a computer geek at work "put a bike together", you may want to run it past here before you give it out mate, I'd hate to see either of your kids in hospital for boxing day

[Choccies]

I assembled a trampoline for the kids a couple of years back. It was surprisingly easy, which was good because i had to put it together twice. The first time i assembled it i did it under a fairly large pergola, at night so i had some lighting to work by. Only problem was that the gap between the pergola supports was around 9 feet - the trampoline was 12 feet wide ! I couldnt get it out on to the back lawn.

Good to read that Felchy cos I have a trampoline to put together this year and there's no doubts I'll be 3/4 cut when I'm assembling it !! So the easier the better !!

[A Mum]

I assembled a trampoline for the kids a couple of years back. It was surprisingly easy, which was good because i had to put it together twice. The first time i assembled it i did it under a fairly large pergola, at night so i had some lighting to work by. Only problem was that the gap between the pergola supports was around 9 feet - the trampoline was 12 feet wide ! I couldnt get it out on to the back lawn.

Good to read that Felchy cos I have a trampoline to put together this year and there's no doubts I'll be 3/4 cut when I'm assembling it !! So the easier the better !!

That wasn't our experience at all...lol.
We assembled a trampoline about 7 years ago and swore we'd never do it again !!
It was horrendous and frustrating

Being 3/4's cut is probably a great idea !!

Maybe they have improved over the years and made them easier

Be sure to let us know how you go Choccies

[Psyber]

I assembled a trampoline for the kids a couple of years back. It was surprisingly easy, which was good because i had to put it together twice. The first time i assembled it i did it under a fairly large pergola, at night so i had some lighting to work by. Only problem was that the gap between the pergola supports was around 9 feet - the trampoline was 12 feet wide ! I couldn't get it out on to the back lawn.

It may have been easier to prop up the pergola and take one of the supports out temporarily..

[Choccies]

I assembled a trampoline for the kids a couple of years back. It was surprisingly easy, which was good because i had to put it together twice. The first time i assembled it i did it under a fairly large pergola, at night so i had some lighting to work by. Only problem was that the gap between the pergola supports was around 9 feet - the trampoline was 12 feet wide ! I couldnt get it out on to the back lawn.

Good to read that Felchy cos I have a trampoline to put together this year and there's no doubts I'll be 3/4 cut when I'm assembling it !! So the easier the better !!

That wasn't our experience at all...lol.
We assembled a trampoline about 7 years ago and swore we'd never do it again !!
It was horrendous and frustrating

Being 3/4's cut is probably a great idea !!

Maybe they have improved over the years and made them easier

Be sure to let us know how you go Choccies

Will do A Mum. Cant wait to see the boys faces when they go outside....